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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 111-137.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of "E Unibus Pluram," what does Wallace describe fiction writers as enjoying?
(a) Reading.
(b) Watching others.
(c) Playing sports.
(d) Traveling.

2. Wallace explains that Harper's Magazine has a primarily _________ audience.
(a) Midwestern.
(b) Young.
(c) East Coast.
(d) Female.

3. After discussing sexual harassment with Native Companion, what does Wallace realize about East Coast women?
(a) They don't enjoy anything.
(b) They never get harassed.
(c) They are afraid of men.
(d) They enjoy complaining.

4. Wallace's thesis is that irony and ridicule are simultaneously entertaining and _______.
(a) Confusing.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Enlightening.
(d) Disparaging.

5. Why does Wallace call his tennis style "creative"?
(a) It's like a dance.
(b) It is basic.
(c) It accepts nature.
(d) It ignores convention.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Wallace have a more difficult time playing tennis in New England?

2. What activity other than tennis does Wallace cite as using geometry?

3. Who does Wallace believe is the ultimate outsider?

4. By the end of the state fair, what has Wallace realized about the purpose of fairs?

5. What is Wallace's explanation for why Midwesterners are alienated?

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